Lindsay resident scammed out of $260

Police remind public not to give out personal information over the telephone

Peterborough This Week

(LINDSAY) Police are reminding the public not to give personal information over the phone after a Lindsay resident was scammed out of $260 recently.

Kawartha Lakes Police say they were called by a Sussex Street resident Tuesday (Dec. 11) after she got a call that she had won $10,000. Police say the victim provided her bank information for the money to be deposited into her account, but later discovered that money was instead withdrawn from her account.